Chichester Festival theatre New staging of classic has perfect singing, cute choreography by Matthew Bourne, but rather too little daring " and one show-stealing performance There are some musicals that really do earn the overstretched moniker of "timeless". This is one of them, not only for Charles Dickens's resonant story of child poverty but also because every last one of Lionel Bart's songs is exquisite. This pro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM on July 25, 2024